Shafiq Dogar

Shafiq Dogar is a Fort McMurray resident since 2006, He is passionate about their region. He is a former lawyer, a Veteran Major (R) with the NATO Allied Forces for 23 Years, he hold an LLB, and a Master’s in Administrative Sciences. An Indigenous ally, an advocate of multiculturalism, his goal is to always spread the message of unity, intercultural understanding, and service to others.

A business man (trucker), he is an avid community advocate. He has volunteered for many social profits, organizations and campaigns like the Golden Years Society, RMWB’s Community Clean-up, the SPCA, the Soup Kitchen, and Western Canada Summer Games 2015, to name a few. These efforts were recognized when he was named one of the winners of the 2018 Citizen Recognition Program – Mayor and Council Toast of Champions. HE is also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Additionally, he took the initiative to voluntarily assist with the 2016 wildfire efforts and visited evacuation centers across Alberta in Lac La Biche, Edmonton and Calgary to offer support. He was awarded the Heroes of the Wildfire 2016 Medal for this and was a recipient of MP David Yurdiga’s Parliament Insignia for volunteering during the wildfires.